The Porosity of Borders Between Genres of Uruguayan Carnival: A Study of the Murga Ensemble Sing a Roos
Through a study of the murga group Sing a Roos, this paper problematizes the boundaries between genres of Uruguayan Carnival, as expressed in the "categories" that define the Official Competition of Montevideo. To this end, the paper briefly defines murga and parody as genres of Uruguayan...
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I28-R267-article-173932026-01-06T16:29:05Z The Porosity of Borders Between Genres of Uruguayan Carnival: A Study of the Murga Ensemble Sing a Roos Porosidad de las fronteras entre géneros del carnaval uruguayo. El caso de murga Sing a Roos Miranda Turnes, Chiara Carnival Theatre Murga Carnival Genres Parody Uruguayan Carnival Murga Parodia Parodismo Géneros carnavalescos Carnaval uruguayo Teatro del carnaval Through a study of the murga group Sing a Roos, this paper problematizes the boundaries between genres of Uruguayan Carnival, as expressed in the "categories" that define the Official Competition of Montevideo. To this end, the paper briefly defines murga and parody as genres of Uruguayan Carnival theater, and provides various examples of recently staged carnival shows that stretch the boundaries between genres, both within the framework of the Official Competition and the Youth Murga Contest. This is followed by a study of the show Desvirtuado, presented in 2024 by the murga ensemble Sing a Roos. The methodological strategy of the investigation includes the interpretation of audiovisual recordings, an analysis of the performance text, and an interview with the people who created the collective. The evaluation of the show by the Contest jury is also considered. The paper concludes that the show Desvirtuado plays with the boundaries between carnival genres by incorporating stylistic elements and key aspects of parody into a murga show. In this process, the performance visibilizes the porosity of the limits between "categories". Este trabajo propone problematizar las fronteras entre los géneros del carnaval uruguayo, expresados en la estructura de “categorías” que delimita el Concurso Oficial de Agrupaciones de Montevideo, a través del estudio de la murga joven Sing a Roos. Con este fin, se presenta una breve caracterización de la murga y el parodismo como géneros del teatro del carnaval uruguayo, seguida por distintos ejemplos de espectáculos carnavalescos de reciente puesta en escena que tensionan las fronteras entre géneros, tanto en el marco del Concurso Oficial de Agrupaciones como en el Encuentro de Murga Joven. Posteriormente se desarrolla un estudio del espectáculo Desvirtuado presentado en 2024 por la murga Sing a Roos. La estrategia metodológica incluye el audiovisionado de registros de su puesta en escena, un análisis del libreto, y una entrevista grupal a las personas que crearon el colectivo de la murga. Se considera también la evaluación del espectáculo realizada por el jurado del Encuentro. Se concluye que el espectáculo Desvirtuado juega con las fronteras entre géneros carnavalescos al incorporar tanto elementos estilísticos como recursos centrales del parodismo en un espectáculo de murga, y en este proceso, permite visualizar la porosidad de estos límites entre "categorías". Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2026-01-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/telondefondo/article/view/17393 10.34096/tdf.n42.17393 telondefondo. Revista de Teoría y Crítica Teatral; Núm. 42 (2025) 1669-6301 spa https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/telondefondo/article/view/17393/15820 Derechos de autor 2026 Chiara Miranda Turnes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 |
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The Porosity of Borders Between Genres of Uruguayan Carnival: A Study of the Murga Ensemble Sing a Roos |
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Through a study of the murga group Sing a Roos, this paper problematizes the boundaries between genres of Uruguayan Carnival, as expressed in the "categories" that define the Official Competition of Montevideo. To this end, the paper briefly defines murga and parody as genres of Uruguayan Carnival theater, and provides various examples of recently staged carnival shows that stretch the boundaries between genres, both within the framework of the Official Competition and the Youth Murga Contest. This is followed by a study of the show Desvirtuado, presented in 2024 by the murga ensemble Sing a Roos. The methodological strategy of the investigation includes the interpretation of audiovisual recordings, an analysis of the performance text, and an interview with the people who created the collective. The evaluation of the show by the Contest jury is also considered. The paper concludes that the show Desvirtuado plays with the boundaries between carnival genres by incorporating stylistic elements and key aspects of parody into a murga show. In this process, the performance visibilizes the porosity of the limits between "categories". |
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